Apply for the 2nd Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa Program (Win Over US$3 Million Equity-Free Support)

About the Program:

The program, which runs for three months and will operate out of Lagos, will over the next three years provide African startups with over US$3 million in equity-free support, working space, and access to expert advisers from Google, Silicon Valley, and Africa.The Google Launchpad Accelerators currently open are:

Launchpad Accelerator Africa: for African startups building a great business or product in Africa.

Launchpad Accelerators Sao Paulo: For the next generation of Brazilian unicorns. Based at Google’s Campus São Paulo, startups will have specialized product support, as well as access to Google’s AI / ML, Cloud, Android, and Web experts.

Launchpad Accelerator Tel Aviv: Launchpad Accelerator Tel Aviv is focused on helping the most promising applied-ML startups in Israel develop great products. All Launchpad Tel Aviv startups will receive a wide array of training, including support on a strategic technical project.

Benefits:

As part of all Launchpad Accelerators, startups receive:

Equity-free support

Access to Google engineers and intensive mentoring from 20+ teams

Access to silicon valley experts and top local mentors

PR training and global media opportunities

Close partnership with Google for three months (new classes are accepted twice a year)